Event 1135

{
  "attack_type": "Airspace Violation",
  "category": "Kinetic",
  "confidence": "High",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "description": "A homemade aircraft resembling a small drone crossed into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and crashed near the border on Thursday. The State Border Guard Service detected the object which was initially mistaken for a Shahed drone. Lithuanian leaders, including the Parliament Speaker and Prime Minister, were taken to shelters during the incident. The origin glider appeared constructed from plywood and foam, confirmed as posing no threat by authorities. The incident caused heightened tensions along the Lithuania-Belarus border with ongoing airspace security concerns.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-07-10T09:29:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "A homemade aircraft resembling a small drone crossed into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and crashed near the border on Thursday, Lithuanian border officials said.",
    "The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said the object, initially mistaken for a Shahed drone, was detected around 11:20 by officers from the Kena border post in the Vilnius district.",
    "Officials said the object resembled a makeshift plane and appeared to be constructed from plywood and foam.",
    "Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis has confirmed to journalists that he was taken to a shelter because of the airspace violation.",
    "\"The Command Security Service told us to go to the shelter, so we did,\" Skvernelis said.",
    "Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, who was at the time in a meeting with journalists at the government building, was also taken to a shelter.",
    "The authorities have not yet confirmed whether the incident caused the country's leaders to be taken to shelters."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "A homemade aircraft resembling a small drone crossed into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and crashed near the border on Thursday, Lithuanian border officials said.",
          "The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said the object, initially mistaken for a Shahed drone, was detected around 11:20 by officers from the Kena border post in the Vilnius district.",
          "Officials said the object resembled a makeshift plane and appeared to be constructed from plywood and foam.",
          "Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis has confirmed to journalists that he was taken to a shelter because of the airspace violation.",
          "\"The Command Security Service told us to go to the shelter, so we did,\" Skvernelis said.",
          "Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, who was at the time in a meeting with journalists at the government building, was also taken to a shelter.",
          "The authorities have not yet confirmed whether the incident caused the country's leaders to be taken to shelters."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Lithuania",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "location_text": "near Lithuanian-Belarus border, Vilnius district",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_1135_1764406368_b32aaea6.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1.0,
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2605699/shahed-drone-flies-into-lithuania-from-belarus",
  "where": "Air"
}

{
  "source": "admin_quick",
  "tags": [],
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2605699/shahed-drone-flies-into-lithuania-from-belarus"
}